Thursday 16 May 2013

Lots of Gap Year Opportunities

Click to link to information on lots of current Gap Year opportunities for this Summer:

http://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/searchJobs/terms/Gap+Year/f1/sector/sec/12

Career Opportunities in Adult Social Care

What are the benefits of a career in adult social care?

§ Opportunities: Over 20,000 employers in the UK

§ Job security: Another 1 million jobs needed in the sector by 2025

§ Variation: Frontline, technical and specialist roles available

§ Satisfaction: 96% of social care workers say they feel their work makes a difference

“It doesn’t matter about someone’s background, how old they are, or their academic qualifications; somewhere in the community there’s a job they can do to help others”

What support is available for someone wanting to start a career in adult social care?

Anyone living in the UK and over 16 can become an apprentice. Apprenticeships provide on-the-job skills, allowing the apprentice to earn a wage as they learn, gain nationally recognised qualifications and start their journey on a truly rewarding career.You can find out more information here:
www.skillsforcare.org.uk/apprenticeship_resources

A short course designed to give people a good idea about what it would be like to work in adult social care. This course will help develop the skills needed for a successful career in adult social care.

Careers advisors can access a range of free tools including an interactive career pathways etool, case studies and information on qualifications at www.skillsforcare.org.uk/icare

Apprentice Engineer Opportunity with IOT & Approval Solutions Ltd

Apprentice Engineer

Established in 2003, IOT Approval Solutions (IOTAS) is a Global specialist Field Testing Company with its headquarters in Cambridge. With a passion for offering a highly professional solution, we’re fully committed to offering global, world-class testing solutions to the wireless community.

It is IOTA’s philosophy to engender a supportive, fair and exciting working environment where all our employees are given the opportunity to achieve their full potential and be rewarded for their achievement. We have offices in the UK, Australia, China, Japan and USA and teams based in Germany, France, Spain and Hong Kong.

The Apprenticeship Scheme was created to help High School Graduates gain industrial experience whilst continuing their education in a vocational situation. We offer on the job training, in which you will be given projects to complete. You will also undertake additional vocational study which will involve on the job assessment and additional theoretical study, this may involve college attendance.

We currently have a requirement for an Apprentice Engineer. You will be working alongside other members of the Engineering team. You will enjoy a fast paced environment and the ability to work to tight deadlines under high pressure is required.

The Role:
An exciting opportunity for a recent graduate to work within our small but talented Engineering team. Carryout User Acceptance/Field Testing against customer and carrier defined test specifications on a variety of different products; such as handsets, data cards integrated modules and development boards in both dynamic and stationary test environments in various IOTAS locations. Accurately record results obtained during the test cycle and produce test status reports and secure product logs when non-compliances are found. Support general office duties

This role will involve overseas travel.

The Person:
Minimum C Grade or above in GCSE English, Maths and Science or IT. You will passionate about technology with an enquiring mind. Excellent planning and organisation skills are essential. A willingness to find out and make things happen.

The Benefits:

You will get to work with other extremely talented people and get the opportunity to play a part in IOTSS’s a continuing success. 20 days holidays. The initial annual salary will be a percentage of the final salary. The annual salary will increase incrementally based on agreed anniversaries and achievements up to the successful completion of the apprenticeship. Final salary £20,000pa.

Contact:

Rebecca Norris MA , Human Resources Manager (Global)
IOT & Approval Solutions Ltd, EMEA Headquarters
4 Quy Court, Colliers Lane, Stow-cum-Quy
Cambridge CB25 9AU
United Kingdom 01223 810010
Email Rebecca.morris@iotas.co.uk

Apprentice Business Administrator - IOT & Approval Solutions Ltd

Apprentice Business Administrator

We currently have a requirement for an Apprentice Business Administrator. You will be working alongside other members of the Admin and Management Teams. You will enjoy a fast paced environment and the ability to work to tight deadlines under high pressure is required.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity for a college leaver to own this role within our small but talented Administration Team. Responsible for general business administration, supporting the Management Team, HR, Finance and Engineering as required. You’ll have a proven interest in Business Administration, whether that’s strategy, HR, Marketing or Finance. Excellent planning and organisation skills are essential. A willingness to find out and make things happen.

The Benefits:

You will get to work with other extremely talented people and get the opportunity to play a part in IOTAS’s continuing success. 20 days holidays. The initial annual salary will increase incrementally based on agreed anniversaries and achievements up to the successful completion of the apprenticeship. Final salary £16,500 pa.

Contact:

Accountancy opportunities with Ernst and Young, from September

Please see the attached message received from Ernst and Young Accountancy Firm today:

School Leaver vacancies in your local EY office
If you have any Year 13 students still uncertain about whether university is the right path for them to take after their A-Levels then why not encourage them to consider the EY School Leaver? Our five-year straight to work programme will give them the chance to develop their business skills and gain valuable experience of working in the real world. They will receive a salary from their very first day and work towards a professional qualification that will benefit them for the rest of their life. If they are looking to stand out from the crowd, then encourage them to find out more online, and apply for one of the vacancies in your local EY office. Vacancies are still available for the 2013 intake due to commence on Sept 30.

http://www.ey.com/UK/en/Careers/Students/Schools---EY-School-Leaver-programme

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Opportunities in Audit, tax and advisory with Grant Thornton

We were recently pleased to have representatives from Grant Thornton at the college Careers Event. Experts in Audit, tax and financial advisory roles, they have now been in touch to let us know about some fantastic opportunities they have. Their ACCELERATE Trainee Program gives you the chance to develop experience, skills and business knowledge to move into, and develop, an exciting and challenging career in accountancy.

Intrerested? Want to find out more? Check out the vacancy windows in the Careers Department, or visit their website: http://www.grant-thornton.co.uk/accelerate

Friday 3 May 2013

Eclips - online career information

Please note that eclips recently went offline, but this problem has now been resolved and you can use it once again to access information about many careers-related topics, from jobs to housing, funding to preparing for interview, Apprenticeships to university.

To gain access, go onto the Careers Section of Moodle (click on the green box on the front screen), click on the "Alternatives to University" tag on the left hand side, and then click on the link at point number 7.

Careers Department

Important Tweets this week on CDeptMgr

Have you been keeping up to date with tweets on our Careers Twitter feed? Already this week we have looked at...

Apprentice Computer and Network Technician Opportunity
Sales Apprentice
Technical Theatre Apprentice
Tweets by Student Finance England about incomplete applications
UCAS advice on how you can still apply for places if you have been rejected by all those you applied to - it's not too late to find a place!
Links to the Open University

The Careers Feed is under the tag CDeptMgr - take a look!

Careers Bulletin - Important info for those interested in teaching, Medicine, Veterinary, Dentistry Careers

Hello

Please note that the Summer Term Careers Bulletin will be put on Moodle today. As well as a general update about services on offer, please note that there is a really important item on Page 2 regarding Work Experience for those interested in going to university next year to study for Teaching, Medicine, Veterinary, Dentistry Careers.

Careers Department

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN STUDYING MEDICINE OR DENTISTRY AT UNIVERSITY IN 2014 OR 2015

Dear Colleague,

We would be grateful if you could inform students wishing to apply to study Medicine or Dentistry for entry in 2014 (or deferred entry in 2015) of the requirement to take the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) this summer.

Registration opens Testing Begins Registration deadline Bursary & Exemption deadline Booking/Rescheduling deadline Last testing date UCAS application deadline	01 May 2013 01 July 2013 20 September 2013 20 September 2013 02 October 2013 04 October 2013 15 October 2013
Details of courses for which these institutions require applicants to take the test can be found at: www.ukcat.ac.uk

UKCAT test Locations

The test is offered at a choice of over 150 UK high street test centres and over 400 testing centres worldwide. The closing date for registering to take this test is 20 September 2013. However, due to high demand, students should register to take this test immediately to ensure they get a test slot at their chosen test centre.

The 26 University Medical and Dental schools that require candidates to take this test as part of the admissions process are as follows:

University of Aberdeen • Brighton and Sussex Medical School • Cardiff University • University of Dundee • University of Durham • University of East Anglia • University of Edinburgh • University of Exeter • University of Glasgow • Hull York Medical School • Imperial College London • Keele University • King's College London • University of Leeds • University of Leicester • University of Manchester • University of Newcastle • University of Nottingham • Plymouth University • Queen Mary, University of London • Queen's University Belfast • University of Sheffield • University of Southampton • University of St Andrews • St George's, University of London • University of Warwick

To help candidates prepare for the UKCAT we provide an Official Guide which includes example questions and two fully timed Practice Tests on our website. We will also be releasing a free official Practice App which will be available soon for iPhone and Android.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Greatrix
Chief Operating Officer, UKCAT Consortium